HEX atlas value

#EFE99F

#EFE99F is a warm yellow HEX color close to Pale Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 239, 233, 159, HSL 55, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.7913, and belongs to the pastel group.

yellow warm pastel

#EFE99F Sample readable text

HEX #EFE99F

RGB rgb(239, 233, 159)

HSL hsl(55 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 3, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.7913

Contrast Black 16.83:1White 1.25:1

CSS

--color-efe99f: #EFE99F;
.background-efe99f { background-color: #EFE99F; }
.text-efe99f { color: #EFE99F; }

Luminance0.7913

Black text16.83:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#EFE99F","rgb":[239,233,159],"hsl":[55,71,78],"cmyk":[0,3,33,6],"luminance":0.7913,"contrast":{"black":16.83,"white":1.25}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":16.83,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.25,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#FCFBEE","hex":"#FCFBEE","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":20.17,"contrastWhite":1.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.4,"contrastWhite":1.14,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#FBF293","hex":"#FBF293","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":18.22,"contrastWhite":1.15,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.76,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.61,"contrastWhite":1.26,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","pastel","pastel yellow","Pale Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/efe99f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/vanilla.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/khaki.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9FA6EF","analogous":["#EFC09F","#CEEF9F"],"triadic":["#9FEFE8","#E89FEF"],"tetradic":["#9FEFC0","#9FA6EF","#EF9FCE"],"splitComplementary":["#9FCEEF","#C09FEF"],"monochromatic":["#FCFBEE","#EFE99F","#E1D551"]}

Variants

{"light":"#FCFBEE","dark":"#E1D551","saturated":"#FBF293","desaturated":"#E2DEAB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#FFF9B8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pale-goldenrod","name":"Pale Goldenrod","hex":"#EEE8AA","distance":11.090536506409418},{"slug":"vanilla","name":"Vanilla","hex":"#F3E5AB","distance":13.2664991614216},{"slug":"khaki","name":"Khaki","hex":"#F0E68C","distance":19.261360284258224},{"slug":"butter","name":"Butter","hex":"#FFF1A8","distance":20.024984394500787},{"slug":"soft-peach","name":"Soft Peach","hex":"#FAD7A0","distance":21.118712081942874}]

HEX meaning and use

About #EFE99F

#EFE99F is classified as a warm yellow value with pastel visual character. #EFE99F is visually closest to Pale Goldenrod, a named yellow color with HEX #EEE8AA.

The RGB channels are 239, 233, and 159, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 55deg with 71% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.7913, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text16.83:1AA Pass

White text1.25:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #EFE99F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000016.83:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.25:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#FCFBEE#000000 text · best 20.17:1#FCFBEE

Butter#000000 text · best 18.4:1#FFF1A8

#FBF293#000000 text · best 18.22:1#FBF293

Pale Goldenrod#000000 text · best 16.76:1#EEE8AA

Vanilla#000000 text · best 16.61:1#F3E5AB

Generated Palette

#EFE99F#EFE99F

#9FA6EF#9FA6EF

#EFC09F#EFC09F

#CEEF9F#CEEF9F

#FCFBEE#FCFBEE

#E1D551#E1D551

Color Harmonies

#9FA6EF#9FA6EF

#EFC09F#EFC09F

#CEEF9F#CEEF9F

#9FEFE8#9FEFE8

#E89FEF#E89FEF

Variants

#FCFBEE#FCFBEE

#E1D551#E1D551

#FBF293#FBF293

#E2DEAB#E2DEAB

White#FFFFFF

#FFF9B8#FFF9B8

Nearest Named Colors

Pale Goldenrod#EEE8AA

Vanilla#F3E5AB

Khaki#F0E68C

Butter#FFF1A8

Soft Peach#FAD7A0

#EFE99F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #EFE99F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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